High expectations are the key to everything. – Sam Walton
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking – Henry Ford
Do you know why your business needs social media? Because it’s a powerful tool for cultivating and retaining your customer base, driving sales, and building your brand.
But you should also know that social media changes all the time. There are more options and opportunities for your business than ever – which can feel like more work for you than ever. Read on for 5 efficient and useful habits you need to cultivate to get the best ROI from the time and resources you spend on social media.
Traditionally, the only two tools used to motivate employees have been a carrot and a stick. But more and more research indicates that ‘sticks’ are counter-productive ways to drive up employee performance – and few businesses can afford to hand out ‘carrots’ all the time!
The good news is that there are more ways to motivate your employees – and the even better news is that these methods can be both less expensive and more fun! All you need to do is keep an eye on the 5 keys to employee motivation:
I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process. — Oprah Winfrey
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. — Colin Powell
When you’re busy – whether with work, family or a combination of the two – it can be hard to find time to fit in a workout at all. Some people prefer to grab a quick gym session over their lunch break; others prefer to squeeze in a run after dinner; and working out first thing in the morning is often seen as an option for extreme gym bunnies only! But even if you don’t think of yourself as that “morning person” type, working out in the morning provides the most overall benefits to your body – and to your daily grind. Here are a few of the key benefits of getting your cardio and weight training done before you start work for the day.
There’s a lot to consider when choosing a location for your business: accessibility for your employees and customers; demographics; proximity to other businesses; infrastructure; city regulations and the advantages and drawbacks of the local tax system.
An increasing number of business owners are choosing Southfield: the city’s skyline is home to more than 8,600 businesses and over 100 “Fortune 500” companies. Check out our list of reasons you should consider doing the same.
Put simply, workplace diversity is about how different the people in your workforce are from one another in terms of race, gender, ethnic group, sexuality, disability, education level, socio-economic background and more.
While most forward-thinking business minds recognize that it is both sensible and right for a company to reflect the full spectrum of the society in which it operates, many organizations have been held back by a ‘comfort zone’ approach to recruitment. It can be tempting to hire someone because ‘their face fits’ – because you know you’ll get along. But if it ends up in a workplace where everyone’s face is basically the same, the results are bad for your business as well as bad for society.
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. — Coco Chanel